Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton

About the Hospital and the Opportunity – Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton, a 150-bed not-for-profit facility, is an integral part of the Lehigh Valley Health Networks and provides inpatient acute care, rehab care at Gunderson Rehabilitation Center, emergency care, maternity and home care. The hospital runs four operating rooms with an annual volume of 2,600 cases, and one endoscopy room with an annual volume of 1,800 cases.

Worth noting about LVHH:

Recipient: Heart Failure Gold Plus Award (8 years) and Target: Heart Failure recognition by American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines Program

Recipient: Stroke Gold Plus Award (8 years) from the American Stroke Association’s Get with the Guidelines Program

Listed in US News and World Report’s Best Hospitals 2016 for Stroke Gold Plus Award status and AHA’s recognition of LVHH’s Target: Heart Failure program

Recipient: Patient Safety Award for recognition by the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) Stand Up for Patient Safety Program

Around The Community
Located in the foothills of the Poconos, the area offers year-round recreation and a strong neighborhood spirit. Not far from Wilkes-Barre, and Jim Thorpe, PA, Hazleton is in close proximity to good schools and housing. You also will be within a two-hour drive to New York and Philadelphia. If you enjoy the outdoors, the Hazleton area provides ample sporting and family entertainment activities and historical sites. For additional information, go here.